Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides:

Section 17 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 provides that "the provisions of sections 8, 10, 15 and 23 shall have effect" with stated modifications for persons who would otherwise have been governed by marumakkattayam or aliyasantana law. It lays down no general rules for all Hindus; s. 23 itself was later omitted in 2005.